I seen this on another forum so had a read as it seemed interesting, but the posts underneath the article were at times more so
http://www.businessinsider.com/last-typewriter-2011-4#ixzz1KlA9vQaG
One reply there is a prizewinner.
I won't spoil it by saying whose it was.
The first sentence on that article is racist, IMHO...
The first sentence on that article is racist, IMHO...
It really is, but I didn't take as much offense as the rest of those people who commented did.
The truth is, even though we are making major technological advances, ~70%~ of India is still rural and they still use obsolete technology.
3G technology was only recently introduced and having a 4 Mbps (like I do) internet connection is a big thing. Although, in the next couple of years I see things changing.
The first sentence on that article is racist, IMHO...
It is indeed.
Just the other day when I was in an office supply store to get ink for my Dell printer/scanner I was shocked to see two typewriters sitting side by side banished to a lonely corner of a shelf. The most shocking thing was their price which was about half the price of a good Win7 netbook I looked at.
It really is, but I didn't take as much offense as the rest of those people who commented did.
Absolutely the right attitude to anything like that ishan. Reacting to ignorance tends to give it more credence unfortunately.
I will point out that the hilarious remark I still think is hilarious, has nothing to do with race.
One reply there is a prizewinner.
I won't spoil it by saying whose it was.
I found it! I found it!